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# Skandapurana 1.4.57: adhyāyaḥ 59

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.57

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 59

### [1.4.57.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.1)

.. śaunaka uvāca .. ..

> Śaunaka said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.2)

atyadbhutamidaṃ sūta guptakṣetrasya pāvanam ..

> Extremely wonderful is this purifying, great, peerless māhātmya  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.3)

mahanmāhātmyamatulaṃ kīrtitaṃ harṣavardhanam .. 1 ..

> of the hidden sacred field, increasing joy, which has been proclaimed, O Sūta!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.4)

punaryatsiddhaliṃgasya pūrvaṃ māhātmyakīrtane ..

> Furthermore, in the earlier narration of the māhātmya of the Siddhaliṅga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.5)

ityuktaṃ yatprasādena siddhamātustu setsyati .. 2 ..

> it was said that it would succeed through the grace of Siddhamātṛ \[and\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.6)

vijayonāma puṇyātmā sāhāyyāccaṃḍilasya ca ..

> of the virtuous Vijaya, and through the assistance of Caṇḍila.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.7)

ko nvasau caṃḍilonāma vijayonāma kastathā.. .. 3 ..

> Who indeed is that person named Caṇḍila, and who is Vijaya?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.8)

kathaṃ ca prāptavānsiddhiṃ siddhamātuḥ prasādataḥ ..

> And how did he attain perfection through the grace of Siddhamātṛ?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.9)

etadācakṣva tattvena śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ ..4..

> Relate this in truth, for we indeed have curiosity to hear it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.10)

satāṃ caritraśravaṇe kautukaṃ kasya no bhavet .. ..

> Who would not have eager interest in hearing the deeds of the virtuous?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.11)

.. ugraśravā uvāca .. ..

> Ugraśravas said:  
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### [1.4.57.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.12)

sādhu pṛṣṭamidaṃ viprā dūrāṃtaritamapyuta .. 5 ..

> Well asked is this, O brahmins, though distant in time and topic;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.13)

śrutā dvaipāyanamukhātkathāṃ vakṣyāmi cātra vaḥ ..

> I shall relate to you the story heard from the mouth of Dvaipāyana \[Vyāsa\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.14)

purā drupadarājasya putrīmāsādya pāṃḍavāḥ .. 6 ..

> Anciently, having obtained the daughter of King Drupada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.15)

dhṛtarāṣṭramate paścādiṃdraprasthaṃ nyaveśayan ..

> the Pāṇḍavas later, by Dhṛtarāṣṭra's decision, settled Indraprastha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.16)

rakṣitā vāsudevena kadācittatra pāṃḍavāḥ ..7..

> Protected by Vāsudeva, once there the Pāṇḍavas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.17)

upaviṣṭāḥ sabhāmadhye kathāścakruḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ ..

> seated in the assembly hall, engaged in various conversations.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.18)

devarṣipitṛbhūtānāṃ rājñāṃ cāpi prakīrtane .. 8 ..

> While the recounting of celestial seers, ancestors, spirits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.19)

kriyamāṇe'tha tatrāgādbhīmaputro ghaṭotkacaḥ ..

> and kings was being performed, Bhīma's son Ghaṭotkaca arrived there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.20)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraḥ paṃca vāsudevaśca vīryavān .. 9 ..

> Seeing him, the five brothers and the valiant Vāsudeva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.21)

utthāya sahasā pīṭhādāliliṃgurmudā yutāḥ ..

> rising quickly from their seats, embraced him with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.22)

sa ca tānpraṇataḥ prahvo vavaṃde bhīmanaṃdanaḥ .. 1.2.59.10 ..

> And bowing low, humbled, Bhīma's son paid homage to them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.23)

sāśiṣaṃ ca tato rājñā svotsaṃga upaveśitaḥ ..

> And then, with blessings, he was seated upon his lap by the king;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.24)

āghrāya snehato mūrdhni proktaśca janasaṃsadi .. 11 ..

> having affectionately smelled his head, he was addressed in the midst of the assembly:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.25)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

> Yudhiṣṭhira said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.26)

kuta āgamyate putra kva cāyaṃ vihṛtastvayā ..

> "Whence have you come, my son? And where have you spent this  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.27)

kālaḥ kvacitsukhaṃ rājyaṃ kuruṣe mātulaṃ tava .. 12 ..

> time? Are you happily ruling the kingdom of your maternal uncle?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.28)

kaściddeveṣu vipreṣu goṣu sādhuṣu sarvadā ..

> Do you not cause any harm toward gods, brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.29)

haiḍaṃbe nāpakuruṣe priyametaddhareśca naḥ .. 13 ..

> cows, and virtuous people, O son of Hiḍimbā? This is pleasing to Hari and to us.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.30)

heḍaṃbasya vanaṃ sarvaṃ tasya ye sainyarākṣasāḥ ..

> Are all the forest of Hiḍimba and the rākṣasa soldiers belonging to it  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.31)

pālyamānāstvayā sādho vardhaṃte janakṣemakāḥ .. 14 ..

> thriving, protected by you, O virtuous one, ensuring the welfare of the people?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.32)

kaccinnaṃdati te mātā bhṛśaṃ naḥ priyakāriṇī ..

> Does your mother rejoice, she who constantly brings us delight?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.33)

kanyaiva yā purā bhīmaṃ tyaktvā mānaṃ patiṃ śritā .. 15 ..

> Even as a maiden long ago, casting off pride, she took refuge in Bhīma as her husband."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.34)

iti pṛṣṭo dharmarājñā smayanhaiḍaṃbirabravīt ..

> Thus questioned by Dharmarāja, the son of Hiḍimbā smiled and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.35)

hate tasmindurācāre mātule'smi niyojitaḥ .. 16 ..

> "When that vile maternal uncle was slain, I was appointed \[to rule\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.36)

tadrājyaṃ śāsane sthāpya duṣṭānnighnaṃścarāmyaham ..

> Having established that kingdom under law and slaying the wicked, I wander about.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.37)

mātā kuśalinī devī tapo divyamupāśritā .. 17 ..

> My mother the queen is well, devoted to divine austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.38)

māmuvāca sadā putra pitṝṇāṃ bhaktikṛdbhava ..

> She always told me: 'Son, be devoted to your fathers.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.39)

so'haṃ māturvacaḥ śrutvā merupādātsamāgataḥ .. 18 ..

> Having heard my mother's words, I have come from the foot of Mount Meru  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.40)

praṇāmāyaiva bhavatāṃ bhaktiprahveṇa cetasā ..

> solely to bow before you, my mind bowed low with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.41)

ātmānaṃ ca mahatyarthe kasmiṃścittu niyojitam ..

> And I desire myself to be engaged in some great purpose  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.42)

bhavadbhirahamicchāmi phalaṃ yasmādidaṃ mahat .. 19 ..

> by you, since this bears great fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.43)

yadājñāpālanaṃ putraḥ pitṝṇāṃ sarvadā caret ..

> Whatever obedience to commands a son constantly performs for his fathers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.44)

athorddhvalokānsa jayediha jāyeta kīrtimān .. 1.2.59.20 ..

> thereby he conquers the higher worlds and becomes renowned here on earth."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.45)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

> Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.46)

ityuktavaṃtaṃ taṃ rājā parirabhya punaḥpunaḥ ..

> Embracing again and again the one who had spoken thus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.47)

uvāca dharmarāṭ putramānaṃdāśruḥ sagadgadam .. 21 ..

> Dharmarāja, with tears of joy, stammering with emotion, spoke to his son:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.48)

tvameva no bhaktikārī sahāyaścāpi vartase .. 22 ..

> "You alone are one who offers devotion to us and also serves as our helper.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.49)

etadarthaṃ ca haiḍaṃbe putrānicchaṃti sādhavaḥ ..

> For this purpose, O son of Hiḍimbā, virtuous men desire sons;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.50)

ihāmutra tārayaṃte tādṛśāścāpi putrakāḥ .. 23 ..

> such sons deliver \[their fathers\] both here and in the hereafter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.51)

avaśyaṃ yādṛśī mātā tādṛśastanayo bhavet ..

> Inevitably, as the mother is, so the son becomes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.52)

mātā ca te bhaktimatī dṛḍhaṃ nastvaṃ ca tādṛśaḥ .. 24 ..

> Your mother is deeply devoted to us, and you are just like her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.53)

aho suduṣkaraṃ devī kurute me priyā vadhūḥ ..

> Ah, what an arduous deed the noble lady, my beloved daughter-in-law, performs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.54)

yā bhartṛśriyamullaṃghya tapa eva samāśritā .. 25 ..

> who, setting aside the fortune of a husband, has resorted solely to austerity!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.55)

nūnaṃ kāmena bhogairvā kṛtyaṃ vadhvā na me manāk ..

> Surely my daughter-in-law has no concern whatsoever for desire or pleasures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.56)

yā putrasukhamanvīkṣya paralokārthamāśritā .. 26 ..

> who, having seen her son's well-being, has devoted herself to the sake of the next world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.57)

duṣkulīnāpi yā bhaktā sūte'patyaṃ ca bhaktimat ..

> Even if of low birth, a woman who is devoted and gives birth to devoted offspring,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.58)

kulīnameva tanmanye mamedaṃ matamuttamam ..27..

> her alone I consider noble of birth; this is my supreme conviction."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.59)

evaṃ bahūni vākyāni tāni tāni vadannṛpaḥ ..

> Speaking thus many various words, the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.60)

dharmarājaḥ samābhāṣya keśavaṃ vākyamabravīt .. 28 ..

> Dharmarāja, addressed Keśava and spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.61)

puṃḍarīkākṣa jānāsi yathā bhīmādabhūdayam ..

> "O lotus-eyed one, you know how he was born from Bhīma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.62)

jātamātrastu yaścāsīdyauvanastho mahābalaḥ .. 29 ..

> and how the moment he was born he was established in youth, possessed of great strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.63)

aṣṭānāṃ devayonīnāṃ yato janma ca yauvanam ..

> Because for the eight classes of divine beings, birth and youth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.64)

sadya eva bhavettasmātsadyo'syāsīcca yauvanam .. .. 1.2.59.30 ..

> occur instantly, therefore his youth occurred instantly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.65)

tadasyocitadārārthe sadā ciṃtāsti kṛṣṇa me ..

> Therefore, O Kṛṣṇa, I constantly have anxiety regarding a suitable wife for him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.66)

ucitaṃ bata haiḍaṃbeḥ kva kalatraṃ karomyaham .. 31 ..

> 'Alas, where shall I find a suitable wife for the son of Hiḍimbā?'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.67)

tadbhavānkṛṣṇasarvajña trilokīmapi vetsi ca ..

> Therefore, O all-knowing Kṛṣṇa, you know even the three worlds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.68)

haiḍaṃberucitā dārānvaktumarhasi yādava .. 32 ..

> you ought to declare a wife suitable for the son of Hiḍimbā, O Yādava."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.69)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

> Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.70)

evamukto dharmarājñā kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā janārdanaḥ ..

> Thus addressed by Dharmarāja, Janārdana, having meditated for a moment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.71)

dharmarājamidaṃ vākyaṃ padāṃtaritamabravīt .. 33 ..

> spoke to Dharmarāja these words with measured pauses:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.72)

asti rājanpravakṣyāmi dārānasyocitāṃ śubhām ..

> "There is, O King, as I shall declare, an auspicious wife suitable for him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.73)

sāṃprataṃ saṃsthitā ramye prāgjyotiṣapure vare .. 34 ..

> presently she resides in the delightful and excellent city of Prāgjyotiṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.74)

sā ca putrī muroḥ pārtha daityasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ ..

> She is the daughter of Mura, O Pārtha, the daitya of wondrous deeds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.75)

yo'sau narakadaityasya prāṇatulyaḥ sakhā'bhavat .. 35 ..

> who was the companion as dear as life itself to the daitya Naraka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.76)

sa ca me nihato ghoraḥ pāśadurgasamanvitaḥ ..

> That formidable \[daitya\], encircled by a fortress of nooses, was slain by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.77)

narakaśca durācārastvametadvetsi sarvaśaḥ .. 36 ..

> as was the wicked Naraka; you know this entirely.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.78)

tato hate murau daitye mayā tasya sutāvrajat ..

> Then, when the daitya Mura was slain by me, his daughter came forth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.79)

yoddhuṃ māmativīryatvādghorā kāmakaṭaṃkaṭā .. 37 ..

> to fight against me because of her immense valor—the terrifying Kāmakaṭaṅkaṭā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.80)

tāṃ tato'haṃ mahāyuddhe khaḍgakheṭakadhāriṇīm ..

> Then, in a great battle, against her who held a sword and shield,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.81)

ayodhayaṃ mahābāṇaiḥ suśārṅgadhanuṣaścyutaiḥ .. 38 ..

> I fought with great arrows discharged from my fine Śārṅga bow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.82)

khaḍgena ciccheda bāṇānmama sā ca muroḥ sutā ..

> And that daughter of Mura cut down my arrows with her sword,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.83)

samāgamya ca khaḍgena garuḍaṃ mūrdhnyatāḍayat .. 39 ..

> and approaching, she struck Garuḍa on the head with her sword.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.84)

sa ca mohasamāviṣṭo garuḍo'bhūdacetanaḥ ..

> And Garuḍa, overwhelmed by bewilderment, became unconscious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.85)

tatastasyā vadhārthāya mayā cakraṃ samudyatam .. 1.2.59.40 ..

> Then, in order to slay her, I raised my discus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.86)

cakraṃ samudyataṃ dṛṣṭvā mayā tasminraṇājire ..

> Seeing that the discus had been raised by me on that battlefield,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.87)

kāmākhyā nāma māṃ devī puraḥ sthitvā vaco'bravīt .. 41 ..

> the goddess named Kāmākhyā stood before me and spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.88)

naināṃ haṃtuṃ bhavānarho rakṣaitāṃ puruṣottama ..

> “You ought not to slay her; spare her, O Supreme Person!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.89)

ajeyatvaṃ mayā hyasyā dattaṃ khaḍgaṃ ca kheṭakam .. 42 ..

> For unconquerability has been granted to her by me, as well as a sword and a shield,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.90)

buddhirapratimā cāpi śaktiśca paramā raṇe ..

> and also matchless intellect and supreme power in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.91)

tatastvayā trirātre'pi na jitāsīnmuroḥ sutā .. 43 ..

> Therefore, even in three nights, the daughter of Mura was not conquered by you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.92)

evamukte tadā devīṃ vacanaṃ cāhamabravam ..

> When she had spoken thus, I then addressed the goddess with these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.93)

ayameṣa nivṛtto'smi vārayaināṃ ca tvaṃ śubhe .. 44 ..

> “Here I desist; and do you, auspicious one, restrain her.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.94)

tataścāliṃgya tāṃ bhaktāṃ kāmākhyā vākyamabravīt ..

> Then Kāmākhyā, embracing her devotee, spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.95)

bhadre raṇānnivartasva nāyaṃ haṃtuṃ kathaṃcana ..45..

> “Good lady, turn back from the battle! In no way can this one be slain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.96)

śakyaḥ kenāpi samare mādhavo raṇadurjayaḥ ..

> Mādhava is invincible in combat, impossible for anyone to overcome in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.97)

nābhūdasti bhaviṣyo vā ya enaṃ saṃyuge jayet ..46..

> There was none, there is none, nor will there ever be anyone who might conquer him in warfare.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.98)

api vā tryaṃbakaḥ putri nainaṃ śaktaḥ kuto'nyakaḥ ..

> Even Tryambaka is not capable \[against\] him, my daughter; how then could another be?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.99)

tasmādenaṃ namaskṛtya bhāvinaṃ śvaśuraṃ śubhe .. 47 ..

> Therefore, having bowed to him, your future father-in-law, O auspicious one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.100)

raṇādasmānnivartasva tavocitamidaṃ sphuṭam ..

> turn back from this battle; this is clearly what is proper for you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.101)

asya bhrāturhi bhīmasya snuṣā tvaṃ ca bhaviṣyasi .. 48 ..

> For you shall become the daughter-in-law of his brother, Bhīma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.102)

tasmāttvaṃ śvaśuraṃ bhadre sammānaya janārdanam ..

> Therefore, good lady, pay honor to your father-in-law, Janārdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.103)

na ca śokastvayā kāryaḥ pitaraṃ prati paṃḍite .. 49 ..

> And you must not grieve for your father, O wise woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.104)

jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruva janma mṛtasya ca ..

> For death is certain for one who is born, and birth is certain for one who has died.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.105)

bahavaścā'sya vettāro vada kenāpi vāryate .. 1.2.59.50 ..

> Many know this; tell me, can it be averted by anyone?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.106)

ṛṣīṃśca devāṃśca mahāsurāṃśca traividyavidyānpuruṣānnṛpāṃśca ..

> Seers, gods, great asuras, men learned in the three Vedas, and kings—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.107)

kānmṛtyureko na pateta kāle parāvarajño'tra na muhyate kvacit .. 51 ..

> upon whom would Death alone not fall in due time? One who knows the higher and the lower is never deluded in this matter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.108)

ślāghya eva hi te mṛtyuḥ piturasmājjanārdṛnāt ..

> Indeed, your father's death at the hands of Janārdana is truly praiseworthy;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.109)

sarvapātakanirmukto gato'sau dhāma vaiṣṇavam .. 52 ..

> freed from all sins, he has gone to the Vaiṣṇava realm.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.110)

evaṃ kāmākhyayā proktā sā ca kāmakaṭaṃkaṭā ..

> Addressed thus by Kāmākhyā, that Kāmakaṭaṅkaṭā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.111)

tyaktvā krodhaṃ ca saṃvṛtya gātrāṇi praṇatā ca mām .. 53 ..

> abandoned her wrath, composed her limbs, and bowed down to me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.112)

tāmahaṃ sāśiṣaṃ cāpi prāvocaṃ bharatarṣabha ..

> And with blessings, O bull among the Bharatas, I said to her:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.113)

asminneva pure tiṣṭha bhagadattaprapūjitā .. 54 ..

> “Remain in this very city, highly honored by Bhagadatta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.114)

mayā devyā pṛthivyā ca bhagadattaḥ kṛto nṛpaḥ ..

> Bhagadatta has been made king by me and by the goddess Earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.115)

sa te pūjāṃ bahuvidhāṃ kariṣyati svasuryathā .. 55 ..

> He will render you various honors, just as to a sister.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.116)

vasaṃtī cātra taṃ vīraṃ haiḍiṃbaṃ patimāpsyasi ..

> Dwelling here, you will obtain that heroic son of Hiḍimbā as your husband.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.117)

evamāśvāsya tāṃ devīṃ maurvīṃ cāhaṃ vyasarjayam .. 56 ..

> Having thus comforted that Maurvī, the goddess \[incarnate\], I dismissed her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.118)

sā sthitā ca pure tatra gato'haṃ śakrasadma ca ..

> She remained in that city, and I went to the abode of Śakra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.119)

tato dvāravatīṃ prāpya tvayā saha samāgataḥ .. 57 ..

> Then, having reached Dvāravatī, I have come together with you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.120)

evameṣocitā dārā haiḍaṃbervidyate śubhā ..

> Thus, this auspicious lady is a suitable wife for the son of Hiḍimbā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.121)

kāmākhye ca raṇe ghorā yā vidyudiva bhāsate .. 58 ..

> and in battle she is terrible, named Kāmākhyā, shining like lightning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.122)

na ca rūpaṃ varṇitaṃ me śvaśurasyocitaṃ yataḥ ..

> Her beauty has not been described by me, since it is fitting for a father-in-law \[to refrain\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.123)

sādhorhi naitaducitaṃ sarvastrīṇāṃ pravarṇanam .. 59 ..

> for it is not proper for a virtuous man to describe all \[the attributes of\] women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.124)

punarekaśca samayaḥ kṛtastaṃ śṛṇu yastayā ..

> Furthermore, a condition was made by her; listen to what it is:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.125)

yo māṃ niruttarāṃ praśne kṛtvaiva vijayetpumān .. 1.2.59.60 ..

> ‘That man who, having rendered me answerless in a test of questions, conquers me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.126)

yo me pratibalaścāpi sa me bhartā bhaviṣyati ..

> and who is an equal match in strength for me, he shall become my husband.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.127)

evaṃ ca samayaṃ śrutvā bahavo daityarākṣasāḥ .. 61 ..

> Hearing of such a condition, many Daityas and Rākṣasas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.128)

tasyā jayārthamagamaṃste'pi jitvā hatāstayā ..

> went to conquer her, but they, overcome by her, were slain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.129)

yo ya enāṃ gataḥ pūrvaṃ na sa bhūyo nyavartata .. 62 ..

> Whoever went to her previously never returned again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.130)

vahneriva prabhāṃ dīptāṃ pataṃgānāṃ samuccayaḥ ..

> like a swarm of moths entering the blazing light of a fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.131)

evametādṛśīṃ maurvīṃ jetumutsahate yadi .. 63 ..

> If, in this way, the mighty Ghaṭotkaca  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.132)

ghaṭotkaco mahāvīryo bhāryāsya niyataṃ bhavet .. 64 ..

> ventures to conquer such a Maurvī, she will certainly become his wife.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.133)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

> Yudhiṣṭhira said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.134)

alaṃ sarvaguṇaistasyā yasyāstveko guṇo mahān ..

> “Enough of all the good qualities of one whose single fault is so great!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.135)

kriyate kiṃ hi kṣīreṇa yadi tadviṣamiśritam .. 65 ..

> For what is to be done with milk if it is mixed with poison?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.136)

prāṇādhikaṃ bhaimaseniṃ kathaṃ kevalasāhasāt ..

> How could I cast the son of Bhīmasena, who is dearer than life,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.137)

kṣipeyaṃ tava vākyānāṃ śuddhānāṃ cātha kovidam .. 66 ..

> and skilled in your pure teachings, \[into danger\] out of mere recklessness?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.138)

anyā api striyaḥ saṃti deśe deśe janārdana ..

> There are other women too in every country, O Janārdana;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.139)

bahvyastāsāṃ varāṃ kāṃcidyoṣitaṃ vaktumarhasi ..67..

> of those many, you ought to speak of some excellent woman.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.140)

.. bhīma uvāca .. ..

> Bhīma said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.141)

samyaguktaṃ keśavena vākyaṃ bahvarthamuttamam ..

> “Words of great import and excellence have been well spoken by Keśava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.142)

rājñā punaḥ snehavaśādyaduktaṃ tanna bhāti me .. 68 ..

> On the other hand, what has been spoken by the king out of affection does not appeal to me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.143)

kārye duḥsādhya eva syātkṣatriyasya parākramaḥ ..

> A kṣatriya's prowess should be displayed only in a difficult undertaking,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.144)

karīṃdrasyeva yūtheṣu gajānāṃ na mṛgeṣu ca .. 69 ..

> just as a lordly elephant's \[might is displayed\] among herds of elephants, and not against deer.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.145)

ātmā prakhyātimāneyaḥ sarvathā vīrapuṃgavaiḥ ..

> Eminent heroes should by all means bring renown to themselves;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.146)

sā ca khyātiḥ kathaṃ jāyedduḥsādhyakaraṇādṛte .. 1.2.59.70 ..

> and how could that renown arise without doing what is difficult to accomplish?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.147)

na hyātmavaśagaṃ pārtha haiḍaṃberasya rakṣaṇam ..

> Indeed, O son of Pṛthā, the protection of the son of Hiḍimbā is not under one's own control;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.148)

yena dattastvayaṃ dhātrā sa enaṃ pālayiṣyati .. 71 ..

> he by whom this \[son\] was given by the Creator, he shall protect him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.149)

sarvathoccapadārohe yatnaḥ kāryo vijānatā ..

> A wise man should strive in every way to attain an elevated station;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.150)

tanna sidhyati ceddaivānnāsau doṣo vijānataḥ .. 72 ..

> if it does not succeed due to fate, that is not the fault of the wise man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.151)

yathā devavratastveko jahre kāśisutāḥ purā ..

> Just as Devavrata alone carried off the daughters of Kāśi in the past,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.152)

tathaika eva haiḍaṃbirmaurvīṃ prāpnotu mā ciram .. 73 ..

> so let the son of Hiḍimbā alone obtain Maurvī without delay!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.153)

.. arjuna uvāca .. ..

> Arjuna said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.154)

kevalaṃ pauruṣaparaṃ bhīmenoktamidaṃ vacaḥ ..

> This statement made by Bhīma is solely intent on manly effort;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.155)

abalaṃ daivahetutvātprabalaṃ pratibhāti me .. 74 ..

> though weak, it seems powerful to me because of fate as its cause.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.156)

na mṛṣā hi vaco brūte kāmākhyā yā purā'bravīt ..

> For Kāmākhyā does not speak falsely, who declared of old:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.157)

bhīmasenasutaḥ pāṇiṃ tava bhadre grahīṣyati .. 75 ..

> ‘The son of Bhīmasena will take your hand, O blessed lady.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.158)

anena hetunā yātu śīghraṃ tatra ghaṭotkacaḥ ..

> For this reason, let Ghaṭotkaca go there quickly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.159)

iti me rocate kṛṣṇa tava kiṃ brūhi rocate .. 76 ..

> This is what pleases me, O Kṛṣṇa; tell \[us\], what pleases you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.160)

.. kṛṣṇa uvāca .. ..

> Kṛṣṇa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.161)

rocate me vacastubhyaṃ bhīmasya ca mahātmanaḥ ..

> The word of yours and of the high-souled Bhīma pleases me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.162)

na hi tulyo bhaimasenerbuddhau vīrye ca kaścana .. 77 ..

> for no one is equal to the son of Bhīmasena in intellect and in valour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.163)

aṃtarātmā ca me vetti prāptāmeva muroḥ sutām ..

> And my inner self knows that the daughter of Mura is already obtained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.164)

tacchīghraṃ yātu haiḍaṃbistvaṃ ca kiṃ putra manyase .. 78 ..

> Therefore let the son of Hiḍimbā go quickly. And what do you think, O son?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.165)

.. ghaṭotkaca uvāca .. ..

> Ghaṭotkaca said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.166)

na hi nyāyyāḥ svakā vaktuṃ pūjyānāmagrato guṇāḥ ..

> It is certainly not fitting to speak of one's own virtues before the venerable;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.167)

pravṛttā eva bhāsaṃte sadguṇāśca raveḥ karāḥ .. 79 ..

> good qualities shine forth only when deployed, like the rays of the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.168)

sarvathā tatkariṣyāmi pitaro yena me'malāḥ ..

> I shall act in every way so that my blameless fathers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.169)

lajjiṣyaṃti na saṃsatsu mayā putreṇa pāṃḍavāḥ..1.2.59.80..

> the Pāṇḍavas, will not be ashamed in assemblies on account of me, their son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.170)

evamuktvā mahābāhurutthāya praṇanāma tān ..

> Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed one stood up and bowed down to them;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.171)

jayāśīrbhiśca pitṛbhirvarddhito gaṃtumaicchata ..81..

> and fortified with blessings of victory by his fathers, he desired to depart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.172)

taṃ gatukāmamāhedamabhinaṃdya janārdanaḥ ..

> Applauding him as he was about to depart, Janārdana said this to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.173)

kathākathanakāle māṃ smarethāstvaṃ jayāvaham ..82..

> ‘At the time of the contest of words, remember me, the bringer of victory,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.174)

yathā buddhiṃ sudurbhedyāṃ vardhayāmi balaṃ ca te ..

> so that I may increase your intellect, extremely difficult to confound, and your strength.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.175)

ityuktvāliṃgya taṃ kṛṣṇo vyasasarjata sāśiṣam .. 83 ..

> Having spoken thus, Kṛṣṇa embraced him and sent him off with blessings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.176)

tato hiḍaṃbātanayo mahaujāḥ sūryākṣakālākṣamahodarānugaḥ ..

> Then the son of Hiḍimbā of great might, followed by Sūryākṣa, Kālākṣa, and Mahodara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.177)

viyatpathaṃ prāpya jagāma tatpuraṃ prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma dinavyapāye .. 84 .. ..

> reached the path of the sky and went to that city named Prāgjyotiṣa at the close of day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.57.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.57.178)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṇḍe barbarikopā khyāne ghaṭotkacasya prāgjyotiṣapuraṃ prati gamanavarṇanaṃnāmaikonaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 59 ..

> Thus ends the fifty-ninth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Departure of Ghaṭotkaca to the City of Prāgjyotiṣa' in the narrative of Barbarīka, in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa of the first \[section\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.57.1) — English, machine translation

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